Printed on the plate
“American Robin”
Male, 1. Female, 2. Young, 3. | Chestnut oak. Quercus Prinus.
Modern identification
Turdus migratorius
- Certain
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Audubon's “American Robin” (Turdus migratorius) is today's American Robin; same binomial.
Sources
Featherframe havell.yaml; plate title from audubon.org
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon, F. R. S. F. L. S.Engraved, Printed & Coloured, by R. Havell, London, 1832.
- John James Audubon drew
- Robert Havell Jr. engraved, printed and coloured
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
